Tales of Space and TimeHeather and Ivan Morison

Attracted by Folkestone’s connection with H.G. Wells, the Morisons constructed a mobile Science Fiction library, Tales Of Space And Time in the style of a 1970s Californian House Truck.

Made popular in America during the Hippy movement, these house trucks, similar to Gypsy caravans, are a symbol of freedom and a nomadic self-sufficient lifestyle. Following this tradition the Morison’s version is hand built using Douglas fir from their arboretum in Wales onto a 1955 Green Goddess, ex army fire engine.

Inside, the truck housed hundreds of Science Fiction classics as well as soft sci-fi furnishings. It is staffed by a local Science Fiction enthusiast.
A series of related talks will be held throughout the summer. The house truck will be a base for a discursive forum where alternate possibilities, time and space can be speculated.

The Morison’s work varies from performance, video, photos, text and audio pieces, to a garden and an arboretum; all modest documentations of naturally occurring man-made phenomena, real and unreal.

The Morisons completed their first Science Fiction novel The Divine Vessel in 2003 and created a bedding scheme for the City of Westminster in spring 2004. The Morisons represented Wales at the 52nd Venice Biennale 2007.

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2008 Artists

You can still view artworks from the Folkestone Triennial 2008 Tales of Time and Space, curated by Andrea Schlieker. A number of these artworks from our first Triennial remain on permanent display in the public realm of our town as part of Folkestone Artworks, a collection of 27 outstanding works that can be enjoyed free of charge, all year round.